News from May 17. Denzel Valentine (Chi) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. Kemba Walker (Cha) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Cle 117, Bos 104 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points on 14-24 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 32 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 20 points on 7-7 FG and 6-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 21 points. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 17 points and 10 assists. Cle out-scored Bos 61-39 in the 1st half. Cle leads the series 1-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 Portland (0) |_ 1 Golden State (4) _ _ 5 Utah (0) | 4 LA Clippers (3) __| |_ 1 Golden State (2) _ 5 Utah (4) _ 2 San Antonio (0) | | | 2 San Antonio (4) __ | | 7 Memphis (2) |_ 2 San Antonio (4) __| | _ 3 Houston (2) | 3 Houston (4) _| | 6 Oklahoma City (1) |_ _ | 1 Boston (4) ______ | 8 Chicago (2) |_ 1 Boston (4) __ | _ 4 Washington (3) | | 4 Washington (4) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (2) |_ 1 Boston (0) ___| _ 2 Cleveland (1) 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Indiana (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (4) ____| _ 3 Toronto (0) 3 Toronto (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Conference Finals (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 19 Game 2: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Saturday, May 20 Game 3: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 21 Game 3: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Monday, May 22 Game 4: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, May 23 Game 4: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 24 *Game 5: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Thursday, May 25 *Game 5: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT Friday, May 26 *Game 6: Golden State at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 27 *Game 6: Boston at Cleveland 7:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 28 *Game 7: San Antonio at Golden State 8:00 pm ESPN Monday, May 29 *Game 7: Cleveland at Boston 7:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html